The Effects of the OK5R Teaching Method on Reading Comprehension of Sixth-Grade Students

Abstract

Background and Aims: Reading comprehension is an important skill for sixth-grade students. Since this skill can enable students to translate letters, words, and sentences in understandable ways, students can find the main ideas in the reading passages. Also, students can conclude the passage on various themes such as comparison, forecasting the next situation,
The purpose of the author, and the morals gained from the passages. Therefore, the OK5R teaching method allows students to link their old knowledge to new knowledge.
This method makes it easier for students to understand what they have read. Thereby, this study is aimed at comparing the reading comprehension skills of grade 6 students before and after teaching by using the OK5R teaching method.

Methodology: The participants are 20 of sixth-grade students from Banborphong School, Phetchaburi, who enroll in the second semester in 2024. The research instruments are 1) lesson plans and 2) reading comprehension tests. All the obtained data will be analyzed by percentile, average, standard deviation, and dependent samples t-test. The reading comprehension skills of sixth-grade students are higher when using the OK5R teaching method. Statistically significant at.01.

Results: The research found that using the OK5R teaching method had an impact on the reading comprehension skills of sixth-grade students. It shows in the result that students have higher skills in reading comprehension. Furthermore, the OK5R teaching method can develop reading comprehension skills since it has a clear sequence of activities as well as an interesting range of activities that help develop students' reading comprehension skills.

Conclusion: The study shows that sixth-grade students' reading comprehension skills are considerably improved when the OK5R teaching method is used. This demonstrates how well the approach works to promote skill development through planned and interesting activities.